These are just two of the projects that we are carrying out in the Peak District. For more projects and a behind the scenes look at what we do visit the Peak District microsite.

© National Trust / D Slade

In the South Peak, work on the Ravine WoodLIFE Project is nearing completion. The project, a partnership receiving match funding from the European Communities LIFE-Nature programme, aims to remove an old larch plantation on the edge of Dovedale. Originally planted as a crop, it is of limited value to wildlife. Controlled felling will leave native broadleaved trees, and grassland flowers will be encouraged to re-establish through the re-introduction of grazing.

© National Trust / HPE

Vast expanses of ancient peat cover much of the High Peak. Decades of overgrazing, acid pollution and accidental fires have left large areas of the estate with severe peat erosion. This in turn leads to discoloured water flowing into Ladybower reservoir, at a cost of millions for Severn Trent Water. Together with Severn Trent Water, English Nature, Defra and the Nottingham Trent University, we have embarked on a 5-year study to investigate whether gully blocking and re-seeding on the moors will reduce this problem.

To find out what projects we are carrying out in 2009 and for a behind the scenes look at what we do visit the Peak District microsite.